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Summer might be winding down, but sandal season follows its own calendar. Case in point? LOEWE's Type Fussbett sandal, an all-season leather masterclass in the art of pronounced subtlety.

At a glance, the Type Fussbett looks like your standard luxury leather sandal. But do a double-take, and you'll see what some are calling the most subtle silver branding ever.

See, those silver buckles aren't just regular buckles: They're cool buckles that spell out the brand's LOEWE logo with oversized metallic letters. The sandal doesn't exactly scream LOEWE at you. It just spells it out.

This visual illusion is a loud interpretation of the quiet luxury trend that gives new parameters to what constitutes logomania. While some find the branding delightfully indiscreet, others clocked the metal lettering from a mile away.

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As such, the sandal has been causing quite the linguistic debate amongst fine leather sandal enthusiasts online.

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Sure, it's not subtle in the traditional sense, but at a glance it's easy to miss the contorted metal branding even though it takes up the majority of the upper. In any case, we can all agree that the sandal has done something of the impossible by bridging the gap between logomania and minimalism. Its excess meets simplicity done with the surrealist panache that sits at the core of any LOEWE drop.

Plus, the smooth black leather composition will fare well even as the temperatures drop. Toes-out year-round, the way the fashion gods intended.

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